IT CEPA

Indonesian and Australian senior officials have agreed to promote stability in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific during their bilateral meeting on the sideline of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Sydney from March 17-18.

Indonesia and Australia will complete the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) by the end of year, said Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Indonesia and Turkey have officially started negotiations of the Indonesia-Turkey Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IT-CEPA) during Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s state visit to Turkey.

The international trade negotiation director general of Indonesia’s Trade Ministry, Iman Pambagyo, has denied rumours that Indonesia will freeze negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the European Union (EU) due to a recent palm oil resolution issued by the EU parliament.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his spouse Hj Iriana Joko Widodo will pay an official visit to Australia from February 25 – 26, according to a press release by the Office of the Australian Prime Minister on February 24.

Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo on December 6 began his visit to Indonesia to boost negotiations for the Indonesia – Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA).

Government communication officers, biodiversity experts from the ten
ASEAN member countries, and representatives from regional organisations
are gathering in Mandaluyong city, the Philippines, for a workshop on
ASEAN Biodiversity Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA).

The Indonesian government has set the target of wrapping up
negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
with the Republic of Korea in the first half of this year, in a bid to
attract more investment from the East Asia country.